Psychotherapy under Limited Options: Psychotherapeutic Work with a Turkish Youth

• DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.2.307
• Publication Date: 2018-04-30T16:20:58Z
• Authors: Orhan M. Ozturk
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Cultural Characteristics; Turkey; Depression; Writing; Culture; 05 social sciences; Professional-Patient Relations; Hypochondriasis; Psychotherapy; Humans; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences

A patient with highly limited options for psychotherapy, who was moreover not an ideal candidate for standard forms of therapy, was nevertheless able to maintain an effective, if unusual, therapeutic relationship of long duration. The combination of patient, therapist, and milieu gave rise to accomodations and innovations that have practical and theoretical significance.